EXAM 1 CHAPTERS 1-5 INTRO TO
COMPUTING QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Algorithm - Correct Answers -A step by step set of instructions to solve a specific task
5 Characteristics of Algorithms - Correct Answers -1. Input specified
2. Output specified
3. Definiteness
4. Effectiveness
5. Finiteness
Input Specified - Correct Answers -This is the information (data) coming into an
algorithm that is to be transformed/processed
What computation is given as data
Output Specified - Correct Answers -This is the transformed data resulting from the
input and algorithm transformation/ process
What it will produce as a result
Definiteness - Correct Answers -An algorithm will have a sequence of steps that is given
a particular input, will always produce the same output, regardless of who/what
executes the algorithm. The algorithm includes thorough details of how to go from input
to output, along with error handling steps.
Whole process is spelled out unambiguously
Effectiveness - Correct Answers -An algorithm will be doable, simply by the definite,
clearly specified steps being followed. That means the steps in the algorithm must
contain instructions that can b carried out by the person/machine that is following the
algorithm.
Is the process within the abilities of the agent following the instructions
Finiteness - Correct Answers -An instruction within an algorithm that must provide a way
for the operations to come to a stop, either with a solution or a message that states no
solution is possible.
Does the agent eventually finish the computation
,Is it an algorithm?
Step 1: Ask the user for their age, store in Age
Step 2: If age>18, then Output will be "You are old enough to play"
Else the output will be "You are not old enough to play" - Correct Answers -Yes
CPU - Correct Answers -Central Processing Unit
Advantages of CPU - Correct Answers -Programs can be changed rapidly
Programs can be more complex
Computations are autonomous
IC - Correct Answers -Integrated Circuits
Definition of IC - Correct Answers -monolithic blocks made of silicon & closely related
elements in which both active parts are fabricated together in a multi-step process
Photolithography - Correct Answers -chip makers "print" the wires (&all the other parts)
onto the chip
True/False
Processor and Computer can be used interchangeably. - Correct Answers -True
ARM - Correct Answers -Advanced RISC Machine
RISC: Reduced Instruction Set Computer
Definition of ARM - Correct Answers -processor specialized to be part of other systems
Software - Correct Answers -collective term for programs
Programs - Correct Answers -instructions computers perform to implement applications
Programming - Correct Answers -instructing an agent to perform some function or
action by giving a step-by-step process
Agent - Correct Answers -anything that can follow instructions
Ex. person; computer
Booting - Correct Answers -the process of starting a computer
Rebooting - Correct Answers -restart a computer
Origin of booting - Correct Answers -Computers were originally started by an operator
who entered a few instructions into the computer's empty memory using console push
buttons. Those instructions told the computer to read in a few more instructions from
punch cards. This tiny operating system then read in the instructions of the real
, operating system from magnetic tape. Finally, the computer was able to start doing
useful work. This process was called bootstrapping, from the phrase "pulling yourself up
by your bootstraps," because the computer basically started itself.
Abstract - Correct Answers -remove the basic concept, ideas, or process from a
situation
Abstraction - Correct Answers -the removed concept expressed in general form
Generalize - Correct Answers -express an idea, concept, or process that applies to
many situations
Generalization - Correct Answers -statement that sums up that idea
Operationally attuned - Correct Answers -to apply what we know about how a device or
system works to simplify its use
Mnemonic - Correct Answers -an aid for remembering something
In order for something to be considered a computer it must have a keyboard attached.
A. true
B. false
C. only certain computers - Correct Answers -C. Only certain computers
What was used to make analyzing results faster for the 1890 census?
A. integrated circuits
V, processors
C. punch cards and punch card readers
D. ENIAC - Correct Answers -C. punch cards and punch card readers
When using a search engine like Google, Bing, Yahoo! or DuckDuckGo, what keyword
can be used to provide you with a definition of a certain term?
a. lookup
b. define
c. dictionary
d. definition - Correct Answers -b. define
What word is interchangeable with computer?
a. processor
b. desktop
c. personal
d. integrated circuit - Correct Answers -a. processor
What educational background is required to write algorithms?
a. BS in computer science or computer engineering
b. MS in computer science or computer engineering
COMPUTING QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Algorithm - Correct Answers -A step by step set of instructions to solve a specific task
5 Characteristics of Algorithms - Correct Answers -1. Input specified
2. Output specified
3. Definiteness
4. Effectiveness
5. Finiteness
Input Specified - Correct Answers -This is the information (data) coming into an
algorithm that is to be transformed/processed
What computation is given as data
Output Specified - Correct Answers -This is the transformed data resulting from the
input and algorithm transformation/ process
What it will produce as a result
Definiteness - Correct Answers -An algorithm will have a sequence of steps that is given
a particular input, will always produce the same output, regardless of who/what
executes the algorithm. The algorithm includes thorough details of how to go from input
to output, along with error handling steps.
Whole process is spelled out unambiguously
Effectiveness - Correct Answers -An algorithm will be doable, simply by the definite,
clearly specified steps being followed. That means the steps in the algorithm must
contain instructions that can b carried out by the person/machine that is following the
algorithm.
Is the process within the abilities of the agent following the instructions
Finiteness - Correct Answers -An instruction within an algorithm that must provide a way
for the operations to come to a stop, either with a solution or a message that states no
solution is possible.
Does the agent eventually finish the computation
,Is it an algorithm?
Step 1: Ask the user for their age, store in Age
Step 2: If age>18, then Output will be "You are old enough to play"
Else the output will be "You are not old enough to play" - Correct Answers -Yes
CPU - Correct Answers -Central Processing Unit
Advantages of CPU - Correct Answers -Programs can be changed rapidly
Programs can be more complex
Computations are autonomous
IC - Correct Answers -Integrated Circuits
Definition of IC - Correct Answers -monolithic blocks made of silicon & closely related
elements in which both active parts are fabricated together in a multi-step process
Photolithography - Correct Answers -chip makers "print" the wires (&all the other parts)
onto the chip
True/False
Processor and Computer can be used interchangeably. - Correct Answers -True
ARM - Correct Answers -Advanced RISC Machine
RISC: Reduced Instruction Set Computer
Definition of ARM - Correct Answers -processor specialized to be part of other systems
Software - Correct Answers -collective term for programs
Programs - Correct Answers -instructions computers perform to implement applications
Programming - Correct Answers -instructing an agent to perform some function or
action by giving a step-by-step process
Agent - Correct Answers -anything that can follow instructions
Ex. person; computer
Booting - Correct Answers -the process of starting a computer
Rebooting - Correct Answers -restart a computer
Origin of booting - Correct Answers -Computers were originally started by an operator
who entered a few instructions into the computer's empty memory using console push
buttons. Those instructions told the computer to read in a few more instructions from
punch cards. This tiny operating system then read in the instructions of the real
, operating system from magnetic tape. Finally, the computer was able to start doing
useful work. This process was called bootstrapping, from the phrase "pulling yourself up
by your bootstraps," because the computer basically started itself.
Abstract - Correct Answers -remove the basic concept, ideas, or process from a
situation
Abstraction - Correct Answers -the removed concept expressed in general form
Generalize - Correct Answers -express an idea, concept, or process that applies to
many situations
Generalization - Correct Answers -statement that sums up that idea
Operationally attuned - Correct Answers -to apply what we know about how a device or
system works to simplify its use
Mnemonic - Correct Answers -an aid for remembering something
In order for something to be considered a computer it must have a keyboard attached.
A. true
B. false
C. only certain computers - Correct Answers -C. Only certain computers
What was used to make analyzing results faster for the 1890 census?
A. integrated circuits
V, processors
C. punch cards and punch card readers
D. ENIAC - Correct Answers -C. punch cards and punch card readers
When using a search engine like Google, Bing, Yahoo! or DuckDuckGo, what keyword
can be used to provide you with a definition of a certain term?
a. lookup
b. define
c. dictionary
d. definition - Correct Answers -b. define
What word is interchangeable with computer?
a. processor
b. desktop
c. personal
d. integrated circuit - Correct Answers -a. processor
What educational background is required to write algorithms?
a. BS in computer science or computer engineering
b. MS in computer science or computer engineering
